c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
138 kWh
Label: 243 kWh · 0.67 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$44 / year
$44 electricity + $0 water · $443 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · 'Cotton + 40°C + 3 rinses + 1500rpm + cancel 'automatic dispensing' + intensive' programme

About the same electricity as the median of 76 comparable 10 kg front loader washing machine registrations (243 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 49% of them.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 76 comparable 10 kg front loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Hisense HWF8I1015BX specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.532
Programme tested
'Cotton + 40°C + 3 rinses + 1500rpm + cancel 'automatic dispensing' + intensive'
Programme time
642 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
595 × 845 × 580 mm
Annual energy (label)
243 kWh
Star rating index
5.02
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1520

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1520
GEMS registration id
167201
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 February 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
HWF8I1015B
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005/Amdt 3:2010

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 22 September 2026; last checked 23 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.